Personal Pioneer History

PERSONAL PIONEER HISTORY
NILS WILLIAM OLSSON
Queries
107. I am looking for information about the families of
Henning P e t e r s s o n with brothers and sisters, as well as
Hannah Oslund (Åslund? Östlund?) with brothers A x el
and John, as well as sisters, who arrived in Chicago, 111.
in 1855 from Jönköping, Sweden.—Mrs. Clarence P e t e r s o n,
607 Spring C r e e k D r i v e , Laramie, Wyoming 82070.
—oOo—
108. I am trying to trace some members of my mother's
family, named Camp from Skåne, who emigrated from Swe­den
to America:
a) In 1871 two brothers, Johan Carl Camp ( K a m p ),
born in 1838, and Gustaf Gabriel Camp ( K a m p ) , born in
1844, arrived in the United States. In Sweden both brothers
had worked at the baker's trade. They were not married.
In a letter dated La Salle, 111. March 4, 1872, written by
Gustaf Gabriel Camp to his cousins in Simrishamn, Swe­den,
he says that the brothers arrived first in Ottawa, 111.,
and had had to take what jobs they could get, but that
after advertising in the newspapers, Carl Camp had gone to
Chicago "some days ago" to take a job as a baker.
Some years later, my grandfather, then a young sailor,
had come to a town somewhere in the United States, and
where he had seen an oyster house, carrying the shop sign
Gustaf Camp. He did not look in and did not call the
owner. Could this Camp have been identical with Gustaf,
the baker?
b) In 1894, probably, Gustaf A l e x a n d e r Camp ( K a m p ),
born in 1865, left Sweden for America. He was a farmer
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in Sweden and emigrated as a bachelor. I have no further
information about h i m . — N i l s - O l o f Hagberg, Allévägen 6 M .
R o t e b r o , S w e d e n.
109. My paternal grandparents emigrated from Sweden to
America in 1880 and 1881, grandfather Carl Sanfrid Berg­s
t e n , born in Sandbacken, Sandhem Parish, Skaraborg län
in 1859 and grandmother Mathilda Carlsdotter, born in Näs
Parish, also Skaraborg län in 1853. Apparently they were
not married in Sweden.
Swedish Lutheran Church records in De Kalb, III. show
that the couple came to De Kalb from Chicago in 1897. I
assume, therefore, that may have been liv­ing
in Chicago from 1880 and 1881 until they left for De
Kalb. Swedish records confirm that grandfather's name in
Sweden was Carl Sanfrid Gustafsson Stenvall. Apparently
four of his brothers were living in Chicago in 1906, using
the name of Gustafson. They were: Johan Gottfrid (John
G . ) Gustafson ( S t e n v a l l ) ; Frans Gustaf Gustafson (Sten­v
a l l ) ; A u g u s t W. ( W i l h e l m ) Gustafson and David E.
(Emil) Gustafson ( S t e n v a l l ) . These four brothers had
come to America with their parents, Gustaf Gustafsson and
Gustafa Zachrisdotter, somewhere between 1881 and 1886.
There is some uncertainty about grandfather's identity
during the Chicago period. Why did he change his name to
Bergsten, if the two individuals are identical? Perhaps his
marriage record could give a clue. Any information about
grandfather's years in Chicago would be gratefully re­ceived.—
Lenn A . Bergsten, 19 Woodside D r i v e , Topsfield,
Mass. 01983.
110. P e h r , Erik and Johan Hedman left Jämtland in Swe­den
in 1871, because of "persecution of the Baptists." They
settled in New Sweden (now Stockholm), Maine. Can any­one
inform the inquirer from where in Jämtland the
Hedman brothers came?—N. W. O .
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111. Carl Charlson, born .in Sweden appproximately 1816,
emigrated to the United States at the age of twenty (1836).
Any clues as to his origin in Sweden would be appreciated.
— N . W. O .
112. Gustaf A l e x i u s R y d b e r g , born in Shoholmen (Sjö­holmen?),
Småland about 1884 (some sources say he was
born Sept. 1, 1859) came to America i n 1885 with a sister
J e n n y . . . Any. information about his parish of birth would
be: appreciated.-—N. W. O .
113. Johan A u g u s t S w a n s o n ( S v e n s s o n ) , born in Småland
A p r i l 23 or. 25, 1839, came to America in 1864. He was
married in Manhattan, Kansas to Carolina L o v i s a Nelson
(Nilsson), also born in Småland, Oct. 24, 1847. What par­ishes
in Småland did they come from?—N. W. O .
A n s w e r to Q u e r y 103. Both of the brothers Beijerhielm,
who in America spell their name B e y e r h e l m , have re­sponded
to the query and have communicated with the
Swedish House of Nobles. After 35 years of silence, the
Beyerhelms are back on the active roster of the Riddar-h
u s . — N . W . O .
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PERSONAL PIONEER HISTORY
NILS WILLIAM OLSSON
Queries
107. I am looking for information about the families of
Henning P e t e r s s o n with brothers and sisters, as well as
Hannah Oslund (Åslund? Östlund?) with brothers A x el
and John, as well as sisters, who arrived in Chicago, 111.
in 1855 from Jönköping, Sweden.—Mrs. Clarence P e t e r s o n,
607 Spring C r e e k D r i v e , Laramie, Wyoming 82070.
—oOo—
108. I am trying to trace some members of my mother's
family, named Camp from Skåne, who emigrated from Swe­den
to America:
a) In 1871 two brothers, Johan Carl Camp ( K a m p ),
born in 1838, and Gustaf Gabriel Camp ( K a m p ) , born in
1844, arrived in the United States. In Sweden both brothers
had worked at the baker's trade. They were not married.
In a letter dated La Salle, 111. March 4, 1872, written by
Gustaf Gabriel Camp to his cousins in Simrishamn, Swe­den,
he says that the brothers arrived first in Ottawa, 111.,
and had had to take what jobs they could get, but that
after advertising in the newspapers, Carl Camp had gone to
Chicago "some days ago" to take a job as a baker.
Some years later, my grandfather, then a young sailor,
had come to a town somewhere in the United States, and
where he had seen an oyster house, carrying the shop sign
Gustaf Camp. He did not look in and did not call the
owner. Could this Camp have been identical with Gustaf,
the baker?
b) In 1894, probably, Gustaf A l e x a n d e r Camp ( K a m p ),
born in 1865, left Sweden for America. He was a farmer
101
in Sweden and emigrated as a bachelor. I have no further
information about h i m . — N i l s - O l o f Hagberg, Allévägen 6 M .
R o t e b r o , S w e d e n.
109. My paternal grandparents emigrated from Sweden to
America in 1880 and 1881, grandfather Carl Sanfrid Berg­s
t e n , born in Sandbacken, Sandhem Parish, Skaraborg län
in 1859 and grandmother Mathilda Carlsdotter, born in Näs
Parish, also Skaraborg län in 1853. Apparently they were
not married in Sweden.
Swedish Lutheran Church records in De Kalb, III. show
that the couple came to De Kalb from Chicago in 1897. I
assume, therefore, that may have been liv­ing
in Chicago from 1880 and 1881 until they left for De
Kalb. Swedish records confirm that grandfather's name in
Sweden was Carl Sanfrid Gustafsson Stenvall. Apparently
four of his brothers were living in Chicago in 1906, using
the name of Gustafson. They were: Johan Gottfrid (John
G . ) Gustafson ( S t e n v a l l ) ; Frans Gustaf Gustafson (Sten­v
a l l ) ; A u g u s t W. ( W i l h e l m ) Gustafson and David E.
(Emil) Gustafson ( S t e n v a l l ) . These four brothers had
come to America with their parents, Gustaf Gustafsson and
Gustafa Zachrisdotter, somewhere between 1881 and 1886.
There is some uncertainty about grandfather's identity
during the Chicago period. Why did he change his name to
Bergsten, if the two individuals are identical? Perhaps his
marriage record could give a clue. Any information about
grandfather's years in Chicago would be gratefully re­ceived.—
Lenn A . Bergsten, 19 Woodside D r i v e , Topsfield,
Mass. 01983.
110. P e h r , Erik and Johan Hedman left Jämtland in Swe­den
in 1871, because of "persecution of the Baptists." They
settled in New Sweden (now Stockholm), Maine. Can any­one
inform the inquirer from where in Jämtland the
Hedman brothers came?—N. W. O .
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111. Carl Charlson, born .in Sweden appproximately 1816,
emigrated to the United States at the age of twenty (1836).
Any clues as to his origin in Sweden would be appreciated.
— N . W. O .
112. Gustaf A l e x i u s R y d b e r g , born in Shoholmen (Sjö­holmen?),
Småland about 1884 (some sources say he was
born Sept. 1, 1859) came to America i n 1885 with a sister
J e n n y . . . Any. information about his parish of birth would
be: appreciated.-—N. W. O .
113. Johan A u g u s t S w a n s o n ( S v e n s s o n ) , born in Småland
A p r i l 23 or. 25, 1839, came to America in 1864. He was
married in Manhattan, Kansas to Carolina L o v i s a Nelson
(Nilsson), also born in Småland, Oct. 24, 1847. What par­ishes
in Småland did they come from?—N. W. O .
A n s w e r to Q u e r y 103. Both of the brothers Beijerhielm,
who in America spell their name B e y e r h e l m , have re­sponded
to the query and have communicated with the
Swedish House of Nobles. After 35 years of silence, the
Beyerhelms are back on the active roster of the Riddar-h
u s . — N . W . O .
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